On September 30th, 2014 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration published the draft guidance entitled “Framework for Regulatory Oversight of Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs)” (“Guidance“). The publication of the draft Guidance is the next step in FDA’s implementation of its risk based approach to oversight of LDTs. In addition to noting FDA’s intention for bringing under … Continue reading this entry Tags: Personalized Medicine,U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that the Agency is lifting its enforcement discretion over high-risk laboratory developed tests (LDTs). The FDA’s “LDT Guidance” was reviewed in detail in my prior post of August 4th, 2014. In brief, the LDT Guidance proposes a risk-based, phased-in framework for oversight of LDTs that is … Continue reading this entry Tags: FDA,U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Personalized medicine may use devices and assays that identify sex-related differences. For example, a device or an assay may determine if a cancer patient harboring a particular genetic variance will or will not respond to a particular cancer therapy. In some instances, the prediction of clinical outcome is related not only to the genetic variance … Continue reading this entry Tags: Personalized Medicine,U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Personalized medicine relies on diagnostic medicine to identify the best therapy for the patient at the right time. Tests that match a therapy to the patient fall into one of two categories. In vitro diagnostic devices or IVDs are diagnostic tests developed and manufactured by device manufacturers. In the United States, IVDs are regulated by … Continue reading this entry Tags: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a guidance document related to the conduct of clinical trials to support approval of human drugs and biological products “Draft Guidance for Industry: Enrichment Strategies for Clinical Trials to Support Approval of Human Drugs and Biological Products” (“Guidance Document”). The document is intended to provide guidance for … Continue reading this entry Tags: FDA,Personalized Medicine,U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)